The Universal Dictionary

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perish

['perɪʃ]брит. / амер.

гл.

книжн.гибнуть, погибать, умирать

книжн.исчезнуть, кануть в вечность

брит.

ухудшаться, портиться, терять свои качества(о продуктах, вещах)

ухудшать, портить

ослабить, парализовать

разг., шотл.расточать, проматывать

Learning (En-Ru)

perish

['perɪʃ]

v

погибать

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Examples from texts

So, when an avalanche bears down a mountain-forest, twigs and bushes suffer with the trees, and all perish together.

The more he struggled to convince himself that he must escape or perish in the attempt, the more Nidbjorg's force asserted that he not only couldn't escape from her, but the idea of leaving her questionable protection was far more frightening.